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Wakefield Council Virtual Wallet, Payment Card and Personal Assistant Recruitment Tool

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD

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Planning

07 Jul 2026 at 14:58

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Council of the City of Wakefield is currently in the planning stage of a tender process for the "Wakefield Council Virtual Wallet, Payment Card and Personal Assistant Recruitment Tool" initiative. This public procurement, under the industry category of services, specifically banking and financial transaction services, aims to facilitate the management, monitoring, and auditing of Direct Payments within Adult Social Care. Located in the Wakefield region, the procurement process is at the planning phase with a market engagement scheduled until the 22nd of July, 2026, by which date suppliers must submit their written questionnaire responses through the YORtender portal. The tentative contract period is set to commence on the 30th of April, 2027, and conclude on the 30th of April, 2030.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial and technological solutions, particularly those capable of delivering off-the-shelf virtual wallet tools and payment card systems. Companies experienced in personal assistant recruitment tools could also find this procurement beneficial. The focus on a combined solution offers a growth avenue for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Given the need for solutions that encompass functionality, security, resilience, and user support, businesses with robust experience and innovative offerings in these domains are well-suited to compete in this tender, thereby expanding their presence and influence in the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Wakefield Council Virtual Wallet, Payment Card and Personal Assistant Recruitment Tool

Notice Description

Wakefield Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand the availability of off-the-shelf solutions to support the management, monitoring and auditing of Direct Payments within Adult Social Care. The Council is interested in Virtual Wallet tools, Payment Card solutions, Personal Assistant Recruitment Tools, or a combined solution.

Planning Information

Suppliers will be asked to submit a written questionnaire response through YORtender, covering their relevant experience, solution functionality, security, accreditations, accessibility, implementation timescales, pricing, fraud prevention, reporting, resilience and support arrangements. Your complete questionnaire must be submitted using the YORtender portal https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER. It is your responsibility to register on the portal and ensure that the appropriate person is selected as the main point of contact and that their email address is up to date. All correspondence relating to this consultation from the Council will be sent electronically via the messaging section of the portal, to this person. If you have any questions regarding this market engagement, please send them on YORtender using the messaging facility. Completed questionnaires and any accompanying information must be uploaded to YORtender https://yortender.eu-supply.com reference: 100112281 by 12:00 on 22.07.2026. The Council may also invite suppliers to provide a virtual or in-person demonstration of their solution, expected to last no more than 50 minutes. Participation is for market engagement only and does not guarantee any future procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c58d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063792-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66110000 - Banking services

66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jul 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
22 Jul 20266 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Apr 2027 - 30 Apr 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF1 2HQ
Post Town
Wakefield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wakefield North
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Further Information

Notice Documents

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